Alex Pereira has taken the UFC by storm over the past year. The Brazilian rose through the ranks in devastating fashion before being crowned the middleweight world champion. ‘Poatan’ has an uncanny ability to knock his opponents unconscious with what appears to be minimal effort. Pereira has struck fear into the hearts of many UFC…
Charles Oliveira picks fellow Brazilian as the UFC Fighter of the Year 2022. On Twitter, Michael Bisping posed a question, asking who his followers think deserves to be recognized as the promotion’s top athlete for this year. ‘Do Bronx’ retweeted Bisping’s post and said that his vote belongs to newly crowned UFC middleweight champion Alex…
Darren Till isn’t sure if Israel Adesanya can get past the challenge of beating Alex Pereira. Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) dethroned Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) with a come-from-behind TKO in Round 5 at UFC 281 to capture the middleweight title. The win marked the third time Pereira has defeated Adesanya, with…
Alex Pereira and Hans Molenkamp recently put Daniel Cormier’s wrestling credentials to the test. Molenkamp is a brand executive who is in charge of the combat sports division at Monster Energy. The company is a major sponsor of the UFC, displaying their famous green stripes logo in the middle of the octagon. In a video…
Glover Teixeira recently shared his opinion on a potential Khamzat Chimaev vs. Alex Pereira fight. According to the former light heavyweight champion, the Chechen-born Swede shouldn’t be allowed to skip the line as he needs to work his way up to Pereira. Pereira secured a shocking win against Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 to claim…
Alex Pereira is the new UFC middleweight champion. At UFC 281, ‘Poatan’ overcame the most daunting challenge that the 185lbs division has had since Anderson Silva by dethroning Israel Adesanya. Given the history between the two men, an immediate rematch appears to be the UFC’s plan. The promotion adores rivalries due to them being long-term…
Israel Adesanya fight showed why Khamzat Chimaev will be “a problem” for Alex Pereira, says Jan Blachowicz. In a recent interview with Helen Yee, Blachowicz was asked about his thoughts on Chimaev climbing to middleweight and competing against ‘Poatan’ for the title. The Polish native stated: “I think Khamzat is a more dangerous fighter than…
Israel Adesanya says he has watched the Alex Pereira KO over 20 times. Isreal Adesanya lost to Pereira via unanimous decision in their first kickboxing showdown in 2016 and by third-round KO in their kickboxing rematch in 2017. Additionally, Pereira defeated ‘The Last Stylebender’ via fifth-round TKO in their MMA bout at UFC 281 on…
Israel Adesanya has been a fan of anime for most of his life. ‘The Last Stylebender’ often incorporates philosophies and catchphrases from popular anime/manga TV shows into his behavior and mindset; for instance, when he wrote Robert Whittaker’s name into his ‘death note’ in tribute to the popular anime. Following Israel Adesanya’s loss to Alex…
Newly-crowned middleweight champion Alex Pereira‘s next opponent is rumored to be Khamzat Chimaev, with the latter repeatedly calling ‘Poatan’ out. Pereira has now responded on Instagram with a hilarious meme. Since Chimaev’s weight-cutting fiasco at UFC 278, which forced him out of the main event against Nate Diaz, the Russian-born Swede has been tipped to…
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